Babylon - Legend, History and the Ancient City

Zusammenfassung Babylon: Legend! History and the Ancient City weighs idea against reality! fiction against fact! conjuring the fascinating story of this ancient metropolis and its legacy to brilliant life as never before. List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Maps 1. A City and its ghosts 2. Ancient Babylon 3. Tyrants and wonders: The biblical and classical sources 4. The Eartly City : Medieval and Renaissance approaches 5. Discoveries and fantasies: Enlightenment and modern approaches 6. The German experience: Excavation and repetition 7. The Library of Babel: Babylon and its representation after the excavations 8. Culture and knowledge Postcript: The Babylon exhibitions Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Seymour, Michael Seymour
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.08.2014
• EAN: 9781848857018
• ISBN: 978-1-84885-701-8
• No. of pages: 392
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity